orgulous

adjective

Definition of orgulousnext
as in narcissistic

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orgulous
  1. narcissistic
  2. vainglorious
  3. egocentric
  4. hubristic
  5. smug
  6. boastful
  7. cocky
  8. complacent
Adjective
  • Chris Evans strikes a fine balance in this film between totally narcissistic and insufferable and also weirdly relatable.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Hence, Lister sees a Liverpudlian woman, Rimmer encounters a fussy hologram, and the narcissistic Cat gets to date, well, himself.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of narcissistic
Adjective
  • Claire’s elective death therefore remains a problematic choice for some viewers, an act of vainglorious selfishness from a woman who was never terribly nice to begin with.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2026
  • Melodramatic and vainglorious, moody and capricious, a fidgety, neurotic hypochondriac, Stalin was a bundle of appalling contradictions.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Feb. 2026
Definition of vainglorious
Adjective
  • And developers need millions of hours of this footage, what the industry calls egocentric data — data gathered from the perspective of a human with a camera to train AI robots.
    — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Any media outlet blindly amplifying Kimmel’s egocentric delusion should insist on proof.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of egocentric
Adjective
  • And the angelic youth Dorian Gray’s deadly descent into vanity and vice—ignited by a hubristic obsession with his own image—eerily foreshadows the grim trajectory of Wilde’s later years.
    — Hannah Aizenman, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Digger epitomizes the difference between big swing and hubristic folly more than any film since Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis, another wildly ambitious bid to skewer the chaos of contemporary reality.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of hubristic
Adjective
  • There has been no more satisfying slap in cinema this year than the one Erika lands on a smug German actor, leading to a wicked punchline that shouldn’t be spoiled.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Here was my chance to get out of London, this counterfeit of death with its everywhere rage and its moribund culture and its smug population and its streets steeped in resentment and the sky pressing down like a chloroform rag.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of smug
Adjective
  • He a notoriously vain, boastful and fame-obsessed wizard well versed in Memory Charms who is recruited by Dumbledore as Professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Defense witnesses pointed to boastful teens, fireworks-like flashes and uncertain ignition points, with an expert arguing that fireworks were the likely cause and that prosecutors lack proof that a lighter sparked the blaze.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026
Definition of boastful
Adjective
  • Innanen‘s characters in the five-episode series include a manager lacking confidence, a cocky cruise specialist, an adventure expert who deeply fears adventure and a Francophile who hasn‘t left American soil since the late ’90s.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
  • On the field, there’s drama between head coach Danny Roarke (Christopher Meloni) and the cocky quarterback.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of cocky
Adjective
  • Historically, each president's detractors have seen midterms as an opportunity, while his supporters have often been complacent — or at least less motivated.
    — Ron Elving, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
  • But even where that foundational understanding exists, IT leaders can’t afford to get complacent about how technology, and the people who run it, are perceived.
    — Ken Feyder, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of complacent
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